what schools can a kid with a 1490.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Top grades, a few very strong extracurriculars. Is a top 20 possible?

single sitting 1490 with top rigor, highest ranked school accepted, 3 kids we know with same singlesitting, confirmed on scoir, HS class '22, 23:

dartmouth RD, WL 2 other ivies, rejected other t15, in to 1 other T20
duke RD after ED deferral, in to 2 other T20 types RD
cornell ED


all no hooks

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

My daughter got a 1510 so not far off. She was admitted to Chicago, Cornell, Amherst, Bowdoin and Vassar.

[Anonymous]

Emory

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top grades, a few very strong extracurriculars. Is a top 20 possible?

single sitting 1490 with top rigor, highest ranked school accepted, 3 kids we know with same singlesitting, confirmed on scoir, HS class '22, 23:

dartmouth RD, WL 2 other ivies, rejected other t15, in to 1 other T20
duke RD after ED deferral, in to 2 other T20 types RD
cornell ED


all no hooks

Duke, Cornell and Dartmouth were all TO then.

[Anonymous]

You do know everyone single person is guessing here, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got a 1510 so not far off. She was admitted to Chicago, Cornell, Amherst, Bowdoin and Vassar.

This sounds unlikely. At least 3 of those colleges are ED only schools with that score, esp Chicago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got a 1510 so not far off. She was admitted to Chicago, Cornell, Amherst, Bowdoin and Vassar.

This sounds unlikely. At least 3 of those colleges are ED only schools with that score, esp Chicago.

Agree. Sounds fake made up.

[Anonymous]

Genuinely curious this is an anonymous forum why would people lie?

[Anonymous]

2 students to UPenn … they “researched” (wink wink) under UPenn prof in senior yr

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top grades, a few very strong extracurriculars. Is a top 20 possible?

single sitting 1490 with top rigor, highest ranked school accepted, 3 kids we know with same singlesitting, confirmed on scoir, HS class '22, 23:

dartmouth RD, WL 2 other ivies, rejected other t15, in to 1 other T20
duke RD after ED deferral, in to 2 other T20 types RD
cornell ED


all no hooks

Two years ago, my NMSF, 3.98/4.5, 1560 was rejected from two ivies and WL at UVA and NEU. CS (engineering) major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top grades, a few very strong extracurriculars. Is a top 20 possible?

single sitting 1490 with top rigor, highest ranked school accepted, 3 kids we know with same singlesitting, confirmed on scoir, HS class '22, 23:

dartmouth RD, WL 2 other ivies, rejected other t15, in to 1 other T20
duke RD after ED deferral, in to 2 other T20 types RD
cornell ED


all no hooks

Two years ago, my NMSF, 3.98/4.5, 1560 was rejected from two ivies and WL at UVA and NEU. CS (engineering) major.

Bingo. No one is surprised.

Also, in case you didn't know, the stats are table stakes. What else did your kid bring to the table?
What was his niche/point of excellence?
And it can't be stats....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top grades, a few very strong extracurriculars. Is a top 20 possible?

single sitting 1490 with top rigor, highest ranked school accepted, 3 kids we know with same singlesitting, confirmed on scoir, HS class '22, 23:

dartmouth RD, WL 2 other ivies, rejected other t15, in to 1 other T20
duke RD after ED deferral, in to 2 other T20 types RD
cornell ED


all no hooks

Two years ago, my NMSF, 3.98/4.5, 1560 was rejected from two ivies and WL at UVA and NEU. CS (engineering) major.

Bingo. No one is surprised.

Also, in case you didn't know, the stats are table stakes. What else did your kid bring to the table?
What was his niche/point of excellence?
And it can't be stats....

I bet some people are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top grades, a few very strong extracurriculars. Is a top 20 possible?

single sitting 1490 with top rigor, highest ranked school accepted, 3 kids we know with same singlesitting, confirmed on scoir, HS class '22, 23:

dartmouth RD, WL 2 other ivies, rejected other t15, in to 1 other T20
duke RD after ED deferral, in to 2 other T20 types RD
cornell ED


all no hooks

Two years ago, my NMSF, 3.98/4.5, 1560 was rejected from two ivies and WL at UVA and NEU. CS (engineering) major.

Bingo. No one is surprised.

Also, in case you didn't know, the stats are table stakes. What else did your kid bring to the table?
What was his niche/point of excellence?
And it can't be stats....

I bet some people are.

If you were surprised, I suggest you get off of this site… The traffic is much less than it used to be anyway. And go read up on the admissions process and the impact of major.

Join some active Facebook groups too. No one should be surprised by that result. In RD males with an engineering or computer science major are held to the very highest standards. Their applications to top schools must be very well thought out, and heavily focused on showing personal qualities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top grades, a few very strong extracurriculars. Is a top 20 possible?

single sitting 1490 with top rigor, highest ranked school accepted, 3 kids we know with same singlesitting, confirmed on scoir, HS class '22, 23:

dartmouth RD, WL 2 other ivies, rejected other t15, in to 1 other T20
duke RD after ED deferral, in to 2 other T20 types RD
cornell ED


all no hooks

Two years ago, my NMSF, 3.98/4.5, 1560 was rejected from two ivies and WL at UVA and NEU. CS (engineering) major.

Yes, two years ago it’s the most chaotic time in higher education. All ivies are test optional. Equity is the first priority. Test scores have little weight. I am so glad that the darkest days are over.